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hunter63
04-10-2014, 09:18 PM
Bicycle campers, for those who peddle....pretty cool site.
http://weburbanist.com/2012/10/15/bike-campers-12-mini-mobile-homes-for-nomadic-cyclists/
Solar Geek
04-11-2014, 01:32 AM
What fun to look at! Thanks for posting
crashdive123
04-11-2014, 06:43 AM
Cool ideas.
finallyME
04-11-2014, 02:04 PM
The pop up was the most practical...in my mind. Great find.
jarhead
04-12-2014, 05:28 PM
backwoodsman magazine had a cool article about using mil surplus pouches and bags for bicycle camping/trekking. I would like to try it, just gotta get off my lazy butt and do it.
BENESSE
04-12-2014, 10:06 PM
Love it, thanx hunter!
btw...you better be in good shape to peddle that around. If you can't run a few miles this thang is not for you.
hunter63
04-12-2014, 10:33 PM
Isn't for me....... These days when I get on/in something with wheels, it better start up......

Kinda like the use of space...like the shopping cart camper.......Kinda cool as well....

https://www.google.com/search?q=shopping+cart+camper&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=zvdJU57gC6LW7Qb57YCwDw&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1093&bih=514
Batch
04-13-2014, 10:17 AM
The pop up was the most practical...in my mind. Great find.

That's not really a pop up. It is just a regular tent cot by Kamp Rite.

http://www.amazon.com/Kamp-Rite-DTC443-Oversize-Tent-Cot/dp/B000I641UQ

I have a buddy that has one. It weighs 24 lbs which seems like a lot of weight to add to this type of load out. When a hammock or tent could be added instead for a couple of pounds.
hunter63
04-13-2014, 11:14 AM
That's not really a pop up. It is just a regular tent cot by Kamp Rite.

http://www.amazon.com/Kamp-Rite-DTC443-Oversize-Tent-Cot/dp/B000I641UQ

I have a buddy that has one. It weighs 24 lbs which seems like a lot of weight to add to this type of load out. When a hammock or tent could be added instead for a couple of pounds.

Yeah it mentions that....and includes the link.....so this just expands on the idea.

Tent cot looks like a big step in building your own.
Idea isn't to carry it, but to tow it.....and stay off the ground.
Batch
04-13-2014, 11:35 AM
Yeah, I know.

I am saying that weight is gonna add up quick and that means you have to really crank. I throw my hammock in a pannier if I need more space when I take my bike out. No need for a trailer.

That trailer would probably be ok on grades. But, once you go off the grade, I have to imagine I would spend a lot of time on the ground from wiping out and exhaustion.